Mets pitcher Jacob deGrom is Saturday’s Box-Toppers Player of the Day.
Top 10 players
Here are the top 10 in Box-Toppers season player rankings for 2021. Players are ranked by Box-Toppers points (BTP) earned this season through Saturday, April 17.| Player | Pos | Team | BTP | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 |
| 2 | Barnes, Matt 3466 | pi mr cp | bos al | 4.0 |
| 3 | Bieber, Shane 4005 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 4 | Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 |
| 5 | Civale, Aaron 4173 | pi sp | cle al | 3.7 |
| 6 | Martinez, J.D. 2922 | dh rf | bos al | 3.2 |
| 7 | Cole, Gerrit 3232 | pi sp | nyy al | 3.0 |
| 8 | Musgrove, Joe 3705 | pi sp | sd nl | 3.0 |
| 9 | Pineda, Michael 2841 | pi sp | min al | 3.0 |
| 10 | Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 |
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Also Saturday, Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow extended his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors. Plus, the two active players with the most career Box-Toppers points both earned Player of the Game honors—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw and Astros pitcher Zack Greinke.
Player of the Day—deGrom sturck out 14 over six innings, allowing three runs (none earned), three hits and one walk, in the 4-3, seven-inning win over the Rockies.
deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day, his first points of the season, and ranks 21st among all players, eighth among National League pitchers.
deGrom now has 107.4 career Box-Toppers points, rising to 68th among all players since Box-Toppers tracking began in 1995. With his 2.0 points Saturday, he passes four players on the “all-time” list—Aramis Ramirez (105.8), Frank Thomas (106.2), Francisco Liriano (106.2) and James Shields (106.4). He now trails 67th-ranked player Lance Berkman (108.1). He ranks 16th among active, signed players in career points, ninth among active NL pitchers.
American League Player of the Day—Astros pitcher Zack Greinke struck out six over eight scoreless innings, allowing four hits and no walks, in the 1-0 win over the Mariners.
Greinke earns 1.7 Box-Toppers points for being AL Player of the Day, giving him 2.7 for the season, 14th among all players and ninth among AL pitchers.
He also now has 211.8 career Box-Toppers points, fourth among all players since 1995 and second among all active players, behind Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw (238.9), who also earned Player of the Game honors Saturday.
National League Batter of the Day—Kris Bryant of the Cubs hit two home runs and went 3-for-5, scoring three times and driving in four runs, in the 13-4 win over the Braves.
American League Batter of the Day—There is no AL Batter of the Day for Saturday because no AL batter earned Player of the Game honors.
Box-Toppers leader—Rays pitcher Tyler Glasnow maintains his lead in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Glasnow (5IP 2H R 4BB 7K W in the 6-3 win over the Yankees) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 5.0 for the season, ahead of second-place player, Red Sox pitcher Matt Barnes (4.0).
Kershaw—Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw rises to fourth place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Kershaw (6IP 2H 0R 2BB 8K W in the 2-0 win over the Padres) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.7 for the season. He ranks first among NL pitchers, passing Joe Musgrove of the Pirates (3.0), who falls to second place.
Kershaw now has 238.9 career Box-Toppers points, third among all players since 1995, when Box-Toppers tracking began. He trails second-place player Pedro Martinez (244.8) by 5.9 points. (If Martinez’ entire pitching career were tracked from 1992, rough projections put his career Box-Toppers total at 270.) Kershaw leads active players in career Box-Toppers points ahead of second-place player, Astros pitcher Zack Greinke (211.8), who was Saturday’s AL Player of the Day.
Rankings—Blue Jays pitcher Steven Matz rises to 10th place in Box-Toppers season player rankings after earning Player of the Game honors Saturday.
Matz (6IP 2H R 2BB 5K W in the 5-1, seven-inning win over the Royals) earns 1.0 Box-Toppers point, giving him 3.0 for the season, seventh among AL pitchers.
Debut—Tyler Stephenson of the Reds made his Box-Toppers debut Saturday with his first career Player of the Game honor.
Stephenson (1-1 0R BI in the 3-2, 10-inning win over the Indians) made his Major League debut July 27, 2020, and was playing in his 17th career game.
Scoring—deGrom earns 2.0 Box-Toppers points for being Player of the Day and Greinke earns 1.7 points for being AL Player of the Day. Bryant earns 1.5 points for being NL Batter of the Day. All of Saturday’s other Players of the Game (listed in the chart below) earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
About Box-Toppers—Box-Toppers tracks who most helps their team win the most games. Using standard box score statistics, Box-Toppers uses a simple formula to determine a Player of the Game for each Major League Baseball game played. That player is the person who contributed most to his team’s win. In regular season games, players earn 1.0 Box-Toppers point for being named Player of the Game and can earn bonus points for being Player of the Day or top player or batter in their league for the day.
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Top player from each game
Listed from highest to lowest Box-Toppers game score (BTG)| 4/17 | BTG | Game | Player | AB | R | H | BI | IP | H | R | ER | BB | K | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MLB | +13.0 | NYM 4, COL 3 (F/7) | Jacob deGrom, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 14 | |
| AL | +10.0 | HOU 1, SEA 0 | Zack Greinke, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 8.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
| +10.0 | LAD 2, SD 0 | Clayton Kershaw, (W 3‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 8 | ||
| +8.0 | OAK 7, DET 0 | Cole Irvin, (W 1‑2) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| +6.0 | WSH 6, ARI 2 | Erick Fedde, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 9 | ||
| BAT | +5.0 | CHC 13, ATL 4 | Kris Bryant, 3B‑1B | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | |
| +5.0 | COL 7, NYM 2 (F/7) | German Márquez, (W 1‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | ||
| +5.0 | TOR 5, KC 1 (F/7) | Steven Matz, (W 3‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 6.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
| +4.0 | STL 9, PHI 4 | Yadier Molina, C | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +4.0 | TB 6, NYY 3 | Tyler Glasnow, (W 2‑0) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 5.0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | ||
| +4.0 | BOS 7, CHW 4 | Adam Ottavino, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +3.1 | `KC 3, TOR 2 (F/7) | Scott Barlow | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 1.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
| +2.2 | `BAL 6, TEX 1 | Dean Kremer | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 4.2 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
| +2.0 | MIL 7, PIT 1 | Brett Anderson, (W 2‑1) | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | 7.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
| +1.0 | MIA 7, SF 6 (F/10) | Jazz Chisholm Jr., 2B‑SS | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ||
| +1.0 | CIN 3, CLE 2 (F/10) | Tyler Stephenson, PH | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ | ‑ |
AL—Overall American League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
NL—Overall National League Player of the Day, worth 1.7 total Box-Toppers points.
BAT—Top AL or NL Batter of the Day, worth 1.5 total Box-Toppers points.
All other players listed here earn Player of the Game honors, worth 1.0 Box-Toppers point.
` Pitcher had a no-decision in the game and did not pick up a win or a save.
Box-Toppers point totals of the day’s top players
Here are Box-Toppers point totals of each of the Player of the Game winners. Players are ranked by their Box-Toppers point total for the current season (’21). Also shown are each players’ Box-Toppers point total for this season and last (’20-21), the period 2016-2021 (’16-21) and each players’ career point total. Also shown is how their 2021 Box-Toppers point total compares with their 2020 total (+/-).| Player of the Game | Pos | Team | ’21 | ’20‑21 | ’16‑21 | Career | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Glasnow, Tyler 3948 | pi sp | tb al | 5.0 | 13.0 | 28.7 | 28.7 | ‑3.0 |
| Kershaw, Clayton 2494 | pi sp | lad nl | 3.7 | 11.4 | 79.6 | 238.9 | ‑4.0 |
| Matz, Steven 3516 | pi sp | tor al | 3.0 | 3.0 | 31.8 | 35.3 | +3.0 |
| Greinke, Zack 1871 | pi sp | hou al | 2.7 | 4.7 | 65.4 | 211.8 | +0.7 |
| deGrom, Jacob 3343 | pi sp | nym nl | 2.0 | 10.7 | 72.0 | 107.4 | ‑6.7 |
| Fedde, Erick 4065 | pi sp | dc nl | 2.0 | 3.0 | 6.7 | 6.7 | +1.0 |
| Bryant, Kris 3465 | 3b 1b | chi nl | 1.5 | 2.5 | 25.5 | 34.0 | +0.5 |
| Marquez, German 3788 | pi sp | col nl | 1.0 | 4.0 | 31.1 | 31.1 | ‑2.0 |
| Anderson, Brett 2597 | pi sp | mil nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 12.0 | 39.7 | ‑1.0 |
| Molina, Yadier 1967 | ca | stl nl | 1.0 | 3.0 | 19.0 | 49.7 | ‑1.0 |
| Kremer, Dean 4330 | pi sp | bal al | 1.0 | 2.7 | 2.7 | 2.7 | ‑0.7 |
| Barlow, Scott 3981 | pi mr cp | kc al | 1.0 | 2.0 | 5.0 | 5.0 | +0.0 |
| Chisholm, Jazz Jr. 4364 | 2b ss | fla nl | 1.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 2.0 | +0.0 |
| Irvin, Cole 4140 | pi sp cp mr | oak al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 4.0 | +1.0 |
| Ottavino, Adam 3054 | pi mr cp | bos al | 1.0 | 1.0 | 10.0 | 14.0 | +1.0 |
| Stephenson, Tyler 4384 | ph | cin nl | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 1.0 | +1.0 |
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